Merchandising Manager (Apparel)

at  Newry

The Role

• Lead and develop the team to establish strong relationships with customers to maximize business growth and opportunities; • Liaise with customers in order to provide excellent service and address the specific needs of customers; • Responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies that will drive revenue growth; • Identify opportunities for product enhancements and margin improvements; • Negotiating with vendors and suppliers to secure the best prices and terms for merchandise; • Explore and source new factories and maintain a strong network to meet customers’ current and future business needs; • Closely monitor all on going production to ensure on-time delivery; • Manage orders with factory and coordinate internal parties to ensure product quality and on-time delivery; • Lead the merchandising teams on daily operations and problem solving; • Other Ad hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Tertiary educated in Textile & Clothing or related discipline; • Minimum 8-10 years solid merchandising experience, of which preferably over 2-3 years managerial level in garments trading for all items; • Familiar with South America Market, Europe Market or medium to low-end product experience is highly preferable; • Solid experience in vendor selection and production operation in Bangladesh, India and China will be an advantage; • Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team; • Excellent planning, organizing, negotiation and problem-solving skills, self-driven and proactive; • Excellent command of spoken and written English & Mandarin.

About the company
Newry manufactures clothing and accessories. The company wholesale men’s and women’s apparel such as tops, bottom, and outerware.Newry serves customers worldwide

• Lead and develop the team to establish strong relationships with customers to maximize business growth and opportunities; • Liaise with customers in order to provide excellent service and address the specific needs of customers; • Responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies that will drive revenue growth; • Identify opportunities for product enhancements and margin improvements; • Negotiating with vendors and suppliers to secure the best prices and terms for merchandise; • Explore and source new factories and maintain a strong network to meet customers’ current and future business needs; • Closely monitor all on going production to ensure on-time delivery; • Manage orders with factory and coordinate internal parties to ensure product quality and on-time delivery; • Lead the merchandising teams on daily operations and problem solving; • Other Ad hoc duties as assigned